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clear that what the City is doing is seeking input and not necessarily influencing any particular political agenda. Ms. McGovern said she wants to know whether the public thinks Council is headed in the right direction. She also would like the public to be given the opportunity to weigh in on quality of life issues. She has discussed the General Plan with members of the community and they are concerned that their quality of life will be reduced. Mr. Fialho noted that it takes time to compile a statistically valid survey, and to conduct a survey within this time frame would not be realistic. It would more be more appropriate to conduct a survey that would include the General Plan theme and elements when the draft General Plan is available. Mr. Roush pointed out that if the survey was conducted at the time when the draft General Plan was available, Council might need to reissue another draft or prepare another draft of the Environmental Impact Report depending upon the survey results. He noted that it is not a simple process to compile a statistically valid survey, and the process to compile the last Community Survey took about a year and a half to come up with the questions. Ms. McGovern was interested in conducting a statistically valid survey. Mr. Brozosky believed the survey needed to be conducted early on in the process. Ms. McGovern believed it was important for Council to seek more public input and not just limit the discussions to the City Commissioners and committee members. Mr. Brozosky suggested holding public forums at the Farmers Market where Council and staff could be present on certain days throughout the General Plan update process. He believed this would generate a different representation of the community that is not actively engaged in the General Plan meetings. Mr. lserson noted that staff is planning to hold several Town Meetings. Staff has placed public input as a high priority in this process. Part of the process included community meetings held in various locations in the City where the public was invited to share their thoughts and concerns. Mr. Brozosky referred to the scheduled proposed for this summer and asked how realistic is it as there will be a new council member that will be starting in July. Mr. Fialho said the schedule would be adjusted to accommodate the new council member. Mayor Hosterman invited public comments. Judith Geiselman, a Pleasanton resident, thanked staff for providing the report and charts. She approved of the way in which staff is tracking the multiple components because documents such as these help the public understand. She noted there her experience in planning is only related to teaching and training of long-range planning, She thanked Council for including energy and sustainability elements in the General Pleasanton City Council l 8 03/01/05 Minutes